备忘录_memo_法律备忘录模板.pdf

距信纸抬头下边缘1.30cmApril29,2005空一行PRIVILEGEDANDCONFIDENTIAL空一行Memorandumto:JeffWood,Esq.Debevoise&Plimpton(HongKong)空两行ChineseCourt’sJurisdictionOverAT&T空两行*此为提纲挈领之部门，可促使作者在Background之后的法律分析中紧扣题目，故有书写空一行此部分必要YouhaveaskedustoadvisewhetheraChinesecourtwouldhaveJurisdictionover了*的凡冒AT&Tinthefollowingtransaction:*AT&TplanstoinvestinaChinese-foreignjoint标号点、venturecompany(the“JointVentureCompany”)throughPudongLLC,anoffshore之句后号specialpurposevehicletobeestablishedandwhollyownedbyit.*Once均等空表established,PudongLLCwillenterintoajointventureagreement(the“JointVenture两示格一Agreement”)withtwoChinesepartiestoformtheJointVentureCompany.Atthe句终requestoftheChineseparties,AT&Tintendstoprovideaguaranteeintheformofacomfortletter(the“Letter”)toensuretheperformancebyPudongLLCofitsobligationsundertheJointVentureAgreement.TheLetter(acopyofwhichhavingbeenprovidedtous)expresslyprovidesthatitisgovernedbyNewYorklawandsubjecttothejurisdictionofNewYorkorFederalcourtsintheUnitedStates.TheletterisproposedtobesignedbyAT&TandcountersignedbytheChinesepartiesto左右边theJointVentureAgreement.边距距为为3.00cmQuestion3.00cmThequestioniswhetherAT&TwillbesubjecttothejurisdictionofaChinesecourtbyexecutingtheLetterinthemannerasdescribedabove.ShortAnswer**客户时间有限，有时只需要简短的结论性回答IfadisputearisesfromtheinterpretationorperformanceoftheJointVentureAgreementand,intheabsenceofavalidandenforceablearbitrationagreementamongtheparties,aclaimismadeagainstPudongLLCbeforeaChinesecourt上边距为3.00cmhavingjurisdictionovertheclaim,itislikelythatAT&TwillbenamedasanindispensablepartyandtheChinesecourtmaydecidethat,sincetheLetterispartandparceloftheJointVentureAgreement,thecourtshouldhavejurisdictionoverAT&T.Analysis**建议写此部分UnderChineselaw,contractsoragreementssuchastheJointVentureAgreementwhichwillbefiledwiththerelevantChinesegovernmentalauthoritiesfortheestablishmentofcompaniessuchastheJointVentureCompanymustbegovernedbyChineselaw.Asaparallel,China’sCivilProceduralLawprovidesthat,intheabsenceofavalidandenforceablearbitrationagreementamongtheparti